Gas generator



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GAS GENERATOR Jan. 27, 1931.

Filed Aug. 29

ATTNEY ssl-sl Patented Jan. 27,v 1931 PATE-Nr OFFICE JOHN rox, or REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN; CANADA v GAS GENEnAToR Appncatio med August 29, 1927. seria; No'. 216,241.

One ofthe principalobjects of my invention is to provide a gas generator particular- Vly devised for generating a gas for .treating seed grain to kill parasitic spores lodged 5 thereon, ina simple, inexpensive and efiicient manner. Altho this 1s the specific use for which it has been devised it is equallyV efficient as a producerof fumigating and 'other similar gases. 10'

Further specific objects are toprovide simpleand efficient means/'for admitting the maj terials to be gasified7 producing gasification, L removal and delivery of such gases and for assembly. and separation of the-parts for storage,'cleaning and inspection.

Such details are hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in v'which Fig. l is a vertical section thru such gener- Y .20 ator, and an elevation of thegas distributing apparatus;and Y, 1 Y p Fig. 2 isa fragmentary section thru the latter. Y

Y My improved gas grain generator a is di#- vided into two chambers the upper one acon-j kstituting a gas generator chamber and the lower one a2 atheating chamber. Such cham' `bers are separated by an imperforate, transverse, horizontalpartition b, preferably` formed with a depressed flat portion by and upwardly arranged peripheral portions thus 1 making such partition resemble somewhat a pie plate having a down turned rim .portion,

which is fastened to the walls ofthe tor by rivets 62er otherwise.

The gasvgenerator chamber a is substantially imperforate-'except for an aperture at the top over which the fitting c is mounted generaand-connected intosuch aperture by a threaded nipple; d" Secured Vabout such aperture and fixed within such gas making chamber. a is a lock nut. e adapted to engage such nip- Y ple d and a similar nut e,ffreelyrotatable,

i Y. but threaded upon such nipple, is arranged upon the exterior thereof. ,s In Vvertical alinem'ent with tending laterally from such fitting c is a 'per'- forate` distributingpipe h and a pressure tting i. Such Ygas distributing pipeh 1s `such *of Y lisa filling aperture, capped by a plug f. Ex-

Y closed at its end by a cap `I/ and the perforations 7a2 permit the gas toescape therefrom.

erator is used for treating grain, is extended into a bodyv of such grain approximatelyat the bottom of such body and the germicidal` such body VtoefeCt a lethal influence upon such parasitic germs. l

f The pressure fitting i carries a standard tire valve j so as yto permit a tire pump to be used for producing pressure in such distributing'pipe and such'gas generating chamber a. when it is desired to expel thel gas from 'suchchainberg v s In the heating chamber a2 a container g is centrally arranged below the partition such cont'ainerbeingadapted to receive a supply of liquid fuelto be used'as the heating agent. Such containerfis carried by a transverse bar Z releasably engagingja bead n" extending about the generatorwall, asshown in Fig. 1.V

Slightly below the Vflat portion b of such partition b are a'series of spaced air vents .n extending thru-the wall of suchV generator and Vabove such .airgvents and about the up- Such distributing pipe, when such gasgengas 'generated' is permitted to filter across f `wardly extendedfportionof the partition 'b isV thus to retain them to aid transfer, in gasification.

lclaim 'Y In a! device of Y, gas generatordivided into stacked chambers; one constituting gasifying chamber and in the efiici'ent heat `the other a heatingoha1nber,gas distributing',

devices leadingout of such gasifying' champroducts ofk combustionandthe 'heated air.v i i I ithercharacterr described,

ber and comprising'acentral member'carry- I ing laterallyextending arms, oneof such arms being a ltubular memberof substantial length:

provided vwith apluraility of smalloriiices,V

Ving in alinement with suchiirst mentioned [arm for producing flowvof gas'thru the lat-Y ter,` other arms'in alinement with each other and arranged'normal to such first mentioned JOHNy rox@ another a vaived pressuregconnection extendi v2 pair of arms,jand oneextendingwinto such Y.

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